2018 Melbourne to Hobart and Devonport yacht races - TV News bulletins Pre-Start and Start 27-Dec-18 In case you missed the TV News coverage on the day: Pre-Start and Start of 2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup ycaht races - TV News bulletins by Channel 7 and Channel Nine. Channel 7 News Channel 7 News bulletin on 2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup Yacht Race Pre-Race and Starts. Great to have Channel 7 News Crew onboard the ORCV Media boat and to have coverage from Channel 7 Chopper. [ ... ]
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2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devonport Races: Drone footage of Start 2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devonport Races: Drone footage of Start Drone Pilot Steb Fisher. Combined Start for 2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devenport Rudder Cup Races. Fleet hoists spinnakers shortly after the start. Many thanks to Steb Fisher and Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad for hosting us on their boat.
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Robert Green's yacht Dream won the Melbourne to Devonport Race in style, crossing the finishing line at 20:07:40 Friday night after what was a challenging and sometimes sensational race across Bass Strait. “Really pleased to be here. It was a very frustrating race with so many pockets of calm and we were so disappointed to hit 0.05 knots within 4nm of the finish line. We spent a further three hours chasing any breeze we could find but the crew did a great job,” Robert told waiting ORCV media at the Mersey Yacht Club. The Pacific 50, Dream attacked the start line with gusto yesterday and [ ... ]
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Following a colourful spinnaker start from Portsea the fleet is now nearly half way across Bass Strait on their way to Devonport. Overnight, northerly winds kept the 10 strong fleet heading southeast and near the rhumb line for the 195 mile race that finishes at the Mersey River. Should these conditions prevail as expected, leading yacht Dream (Robert Green) is currently 56 miles from Finish Line and is predicted to arrive mid-afternoon today, well outside the record of 19h 32m 56s set by Prowler in 1998. Last night the fleet experienced changeable conditions, including rain fronts and no w [ ... ]
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Audacious has had to withdraw from the Rudder Cup Melbourne to Devonport ocean yacht race After a troubled delivery from Adelaide to Melbourne Stuart Johnson’s Sydney 38 Audacious has had to withdraw from the Rudder Cup, Melbourne to Devonport ocean yacht race. The crew is very disappointed but also accepting that this happens with sailing. Johnson and his crew had left Adelaide two days late due to weather conditions and then had left at the end of a Gale knowing which was abating. They left under a storm jib but still blew out their delivery main even though reefed. They the [ ... ]
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Crash bang coming through! Some of our competitors caused dramas on the start line of the Melbourne to Hobart and Melbourne to Devonport ocean races, with four yachts caught up in collisions. They mustn’t have got the memo about it being a long race so 15 seconds on the start line probably doesn’t matter. Luckily winds were moderate but it was still enough to cause an early retirement of BKT JAMHU which was taking on water as a result of their collision. No doubt it will be a busy protest room in Hobart after the race, see our Facebook site for video of the start. Experienced competi [ ... ]
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Three nights before the start of the Devonport race In the pictures below it shows which crew members do not have a photo, can I please ask that you send your photos and bios as soon as possible. What I would like is a short bio of your ocean racing career 60 to 100 words and a head and shoulders picture. The picture of Neville below shows what it will look like on the Tracker website. Send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloak67835aaeaa26a9dc7bc7bcbf5df67762').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = ' [ ... ]
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2016 Mersey Yacht Club Flood Relief Raffle! Our very good friends at the Mersey Yacht Club (MYC) in Devonport are the finish host club for the ORCV's Melbourne to Devonport ocean yacht race. Many will recall this devastating footage in June 2016 that we shared on the ORCV Facebook Page of Mersey Yacht Club marina pontoon berths collapsing in wild weather that lashed Northern Tasmania, causing floods and debris in the Mersey river at levels that have never been seen before. In the carnage, the outer marina was wiped away and pieces of it washed up along the river and various isl [ ... ]
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Famous Mersey Yacht Club Hospitality It’s time again to join in the fun and experience the world famous Mersey Yacht Club hospitality. Commodore Mark Stephenson is supported by a fabulous team. Key players in the team are Vice Commodore Tony Jamieson and his wife Kerily. Tony does everything from race planning, escort boat driver, odd jobs, taxi driver, entertainment manager and problem solver to cheerleader. Kerily makes sure all the catering is organised, the dining area set up, the helpers are there to cook and serve and a myriad other tasks. Both these wonderful peop [ ... ]
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